Commodities Market Impact Weather: Colder Trend for Midwest

  OMAHA  -  A new round of chilly temperatures for the Midwest along with limited rain in the

southwestern Plains are the primary weather items for the commodity trade's attention Tuesday.

COOLER MIDWEST TEMPERATURE FORECAST

  The DTN ag weather forecast calls for Midwest temperatures to return to below-normal values during

the next week to 10 days. This pattern will hinder soil warming for spring field work. Another round

of snow is also likely for the northern and eastern areas, further delaying soil conditioning.

Temperatures do not appear to be cold enough to threaten the soft red winter wheat crop. Soil

moisture is adequate to surplus in the east and drier in the west.

CONTINUED SOUTHWEST PLAINS DRYNESS

  Dry areas of the southwestern Plains have little rainfall in store during the next ten days.

Concerns for this portion of the wheat crop will increase during the spring season if rainfall does

not improve. There are shower threats for eastern growing areas during this period, especially

through southeast areas. If realized this will help maintain more favorable conditions for wheat in

these locations.

HARVEST-DELAYING RAIN IN BRAZIL

  Soil moisture for second-crop corn, late-filling soybeans and late-filling early corn is adequate

to surplus at this time. Rainfall may increase somewhat during this week. This would favor

late-filling crops but could be unfavorable for early-maturing crops and early harvests.

DRY STRETCH FOR BRAZIL COFFEE AREAS

  Another period of below-normal rains and above-normal temperatures should last about seven to

eight days. This again increases stress on developing crops, especially since temperatures will

average above normal.

LATE-WEEK RAIN FOR ARGENTINA

  Mostly favorable conditions for filling and maturing corn and soybeans in central Argentina remain

in effect at this time. Scattered thundershower activity later this week should maintain favorable

soil moisture for crops and may be somewhat unfavorable for early maturing crops.